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As it turns, my kid likes to eat. So, in my oh-so-unique case of having, uh, responsibilities, it would be better for me to have a paying job (even at Goldman

As it turns, my kid likes to eat. So, in my oh-so-unique case of having, uh, responsibilities, it would be better for me to have a paying job (even at Goldman Sachs) than to found a startup with zero revenue. Of course, that's assuming they are XOR, which they are not.

jrockway 16y ago
Don't worry about it. People feel the need to justify every decision they make to the world. The author of this post didn't want to work at GS, he wanted his own company. But he gave up a couple hundred thousand a year to do that, and people made fun of him, so he felt he needed to justify it. Obviously, there are plenty of people happy collecting their large paycheck every two weeks, or there would be a lot of startups and not a lot of Goldman Sachs.
- runjake 16y ago
  | Obviously, there are plenty of people happy collecting their large paycheck every two weeks, or there would be a lot of startups and not a lot of Goldman Sachs. Or their fears and lack of confidence/desire for security overrule their happiness.
  - Psyonic 16y ago
    Not everyone wants to be a leader. Seriously. It may be hard for you to believe this, as it goes against how you feel, but its true.
    - runjake 16y ago
      I didn't make it a categorical statement. I just have a hard time taking the original author's premise at face value.
- thornad 16y ago
  Which is exactly what he is doing, justifying and using a third party: "Hey , my kid has to eat" Blind leading the blind.
  - jrockway 16y ago
    Yeah, true. I will break the trend and say that I have little-to-no interest in having my own company, and that I like programming and making money. Working for the bank facilitates this.
- rdouble 16y ago
  there would be a lot of startups and not a lot of Goldman Sachs. There are a lot of startups and there is only 1 Goldman Sachs...
  - jrockway 16y ago
    That's quite a literal reading of my statement there. What I meant to convey was the number of employees that Goldman has (a lot), and how many similar companies there are (BAML, JPM, Citi, ...). A lot of people have chosen the "peon at a big bank" position, and it's probably not because they think that it will make their life less enjoyable.
    - xyzzyb 16y ago
      Or even peon at a big university. Better hours, less pay.

jrockway 16y ago

Don't worry about it. People feel the need to justify every decision they make to the world. The author of this post didn't want to work at GS, he wanted his own company. But he gave up a couple hundred thousand a year to do that, and people made fun of him, so he felt he needed to justify it. Obviously, there are plenty of people happy collecting their large paycheck every two weeks, or there would be a lot of startups and not a lot of Goldman Sachs.

runjake 16y ago
| Obviously, there are plenty of people happy collecting their large paycheck every two weeks, or there would be a lot of startups and not a lot of Goldman Sachs. Or their fears and lack of confidence/desire for security overrule their happiness.
- Psyonic 16y ago
  Not everyone wants to be a leader. Seriously. It may be hard for you to believe this, as it goes against how you feel, but its true.
  - runjake 16y ago
    I didn't make it a categorical statement. I just have a hard time taking the original author's premise at face value.
thornad 16y ago
Which is exactly what he is doing, justifying and using a third party: "Hey , my kid has to eat" Blind leading the blind.
- jrockway 16y ago
  Yeah, true. I will break the trend and say that I have little-to-no interest in having my own company, and that I like programming and making money. Working for the bank facilitates this.
rdouble 16y ago
there would be a lot of startups and not a lot of Goldman Sachs. There are a lot of startups and there is only 1 Goldman Sachs...
- jrockway 16y ago
  That's quite a literal reading of my statement there. What I meant to convey was the number of employees that Goldman has (a lot), and how many similar companies there are (BAML, JPM, Citi, ...). A lot of people have chosen the "peon at a big bank" position, and it's probably not because they think that it will make their life less enjoyable.
  - xyzzyb 16y ago
    Or even peon at a big university. Better hours, less pay.